Topic
simplicity
- The Simplest Thing That Could Possibly Work
This latest issue of Res Extensa riffs on an idea from wiki-inventor Ward Cunningham: “Given what we’re trying to do now, what is the simplest thing that could possibly work?” In other words, let’s focus on the goal.…
- Edsger Djikstra
Simplicity is the hallmark of truth — we should know better, but complexity continues to have a morbid attraction. When you give for an academic audience a lecture that is crystal clear from alpha to omega, your audie…
- Simplicity On The Other Side Of Complexity
My latest post on Res Extensa:
- The Other Side of Complexity
The latest issue of Res Extensa, on the path from "simplistic" to "simple" understanding, over the hill of complexity: Superficial simplicity is our first impression, a naïve jump to conclusion. Simplicity on the othe…
- Simplicity on the Other Side of Complexity
“I would not give a fig for the simplicity on this side of complexity, but I would give my life for the simplicity on the other side of complexity.” What a great line from Oliver Wendell Holmes. When you think you're…